Strategies for a great start. Practice questions for success.Reduce the stress and anxiety you feel before an exam with test-taking strategies that really work. Practice questions introduce you to the NCLEX®-style questions you'll encounter throughout your nursing education while developing the critical-thinking and clinical judgment skills essential to success on the Next Gen NCLEX.

A complete review of core concepts, and more than 900 questions based on the latest NCLEX test plan build confidence and improve test scores from the beginning of nursing school. Master the challenging alternate-format questions, even SATA (select-all-that-apply) and develop your studying skills with test-taking tips and rationales for correct and incorrect responses.

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Worth every penny.“...helpful from the very first chapter. I was able to apply the ideas to the very next test I took in nursing school and have found it changed the way I view nursing school. I highly recommend this book to any and all first-year nursing students.—Suzanne C.

Great Techniques To Know BEFORE Starting School.“...his has helped tremendously. It breaks down the types of testing questions and gives hints on how to process it and choose the most correct answer If you have test anxiety this will definitely help...rdquo;—J.N.M.
New & Updated! The latest NCLEX-RN® Test Plan as well as the latest advances and practicesNew! Introduction to Next Generation NCLEX®, including unfolding case studies with Next Gen-type questions that encompass the six Clinical Judgment cognitive-thinking skills in the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement ModelOver 900 NCLEX-style Q&A—including a 100-question, comprehensive exam at the end of the book and two 75-question comprehensive exams onlineNearly 50% alternate-format questions, including SATA, fill-in-the-blank, ordered response, chart/exhibit, hot spot, drag-and-drop, and graphicDetailed rationales for correct and incorrect responses as well as test-taking tips“Knowledge Analysis tool focusing on how to identify clusters of errors in specific knowledge categories on a test“Corrective Action Guide describing what to do to correct test-taking errors“Information Processing Analysis tool presenting topics relating to the process of test taking, including processing errors and personal performance trendsTime management strategies with tips and suggestionsGlossary of more than 250 common English words often found on nursing testsAll questions field tested by nursing students and an expert panel of nurse educators

1. Empowerment
2. Critical Thinking, Clinical Judgment, and the Next Generation NCLEX®
3. Time Management
4. Study Techniques
5. The Multiple-Choice Question
6. The Nursing Process
7. Test-Taking Techniques
8. Testing Formats Other Than Multiple-Choice Questions
9. Computer Applications in Education and Evaluation
10. Analyze Your Test Performance
11. Practice Questions with Answers and Rationales
12. Comprehensive Final Book Examination

Bibliography
Glossary of English Words Commonly Encountered on Nursing Examinations
Illustration Credits
Index